Shane Warne wants the job but Mike Hussey has emerged as the hot favourite to mentor Australia's Twenty20 team for the series against Sri Lanka in February that clashes with the Test squad's tour of India.

Australia's players union chief has called for the views of players to be canvassed more heavily by Cricket Australia in its scheduling of the lead-up to next year's Ashes series, which will feature a day-night Test match between Australia and England for the first time.